10 Reasons to Choose Quality Early Learning and Child Care

Expert knowledge Early childhood educators are experts in child development and are trained to create inspiring learning environments!

Intentionality Early childhood educators provide your child the gift of time and attention. They will stop and explore the new flowers or jump in the mud puddles with your child.

Young at heart Early childhood educators know how to have fun! They’re not afraid to be silly and laugh with your child; all while nurturing your child’s creativity and helping to build their self-confidence.

Setting limits Every child needs reasonable boundaries, such as no playing ball inside. Early childhood educators set limits and support families in doing the same.

Love of literacy Early childhood educators read and tell stories, sing songs, and do puppet shows to inspire a love of language and to build early literacy skills.

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Confidence boost Early childhood educators provide safe opportunities for your child to be independent and to become confident in their personality and decision making skills.

Inspired learning Early childhood educators ask open-ended questions to inspire creative thought and curiosity, to encourage children to explore, and to make learning fun.

Life skills Early childhood educators use their expertise to develop programs that use play as a tool for teaching math, literacy, science and essential life skills that last for life!

Making friends Early childhood educators are educated to appropriately support children to gain social skills, which are so important in making friends and developing positive relationships!

Helping hand Everyone gets stumped by parenting from time to time - juggling schedules, demands, and behaviours. When it gets tough and you need someone to talk to, reach out to your child’s early childhood educator!

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Parent Night with Behaviour Specialist Barbara Kaiser

PARENT NIGHT: A keynote for parents of children with challenging behaviour
Thursday October 27th 2016
7:00 - 8:30PM
Confederation Centre
Homburg Theatre
Charlottetown, PE

FREE ADMISSION
Donations collected at the door in support of PEI Helpline.

Can’t help loving them, but... why is my child behaving this way?
One of the most difficult jobs parents face is disciplining their children, especially when they exhibit challenging behaviour. Challenging behaviours can occur at home, in child care, in school, or all three. They usually occur regularly rather than once in a while and can make any parent feel inadequate and alone. There is always a reason for a child’s challenging behaviour, but it may not be that easy to figure out. It is rarely the result of bad parenting, and it is never because a child is just “bad.” This workshop will help parents to understand their child and themselves and teach ways to prevent and respond to their child’s challenging behaviours more effectively.

Barbara Kaiser Biography
Barbara Kaiser has worked for over 30 years as a teacher and education consultant. She has co-authored several books, including Challenging Behavior in Young Children: Understanding, Preventing and Responding Effectively 3rd Edition (2012, Pearson Education). She has taught part-time in the Faculty of Education at Concordia University and Acadia University.
In addition to presenting workshops and keynote speeches on the topic of challenging behaviour internationally, Barbara recently developed a Provincial Anti-Bullying Strategy with the Nova Scotia Dept. of Education. She has also developed an instructional DVD series and related workshops, "Facing the Challenge."
Prior to moving to Nova Scotia, she was the founder/director of the first rural, subsidized day care centre in Quebec, and then started another non-profit, community-based centre in Montreal which became well known for its multi-age group setting, and unique use of space which emphasized empowering children and helping them learn how to make meaningful choices for themselves.

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